(CNN) A Texas deputy constable "was brutally murdered" during a traffic stop for no apparent reason, authorities said. Charles Galloway, 47, was a 12-year veteran and a field training officer, Harris County Precinct 5 Constable Ted Heap said Sunday morning. A Precinct 5 deputy has been shot and killed during an apparent traffic stop this morning in Southwest Houston. #hounews pic.twitter.com/MxvdlSXKJH — Harris County Pct 5 (@HCpct5) January 23, 2022Galloway was making a traffic stop on a newer-model, white Toyota Avalon around 12:24 a.m. (1:24 a.m. ET), Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said.

Source: CNN January 23, 2022 21:08 UTC